The Sky over the Mornington Peninsula — November 2122
Highlights this month
- 5ThuSouthern Taurids meteor shower peaks (up to 5/hr). A 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- 5ThuUranus is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (10:34pm)
- 14SatSaturn is stationary — begins retrograde (westward) motion. (8:15am)
- 17TueLeonids meteor shower peaks (up to 15/hr). A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
- 19ThuThe Moon passes Saturn — 3° apart. (10:06am)
- 29SunMercury at greatest evening elongation (22° from the Sun, mag −0.4) — best evening apparition. (9:24pm)
Sun & twilight
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Astro. dark begins | ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 6:13am | 7:54pm | 13h 42m | 9:33pm | 4:34am |
| Tue 10 | 6:03am | 8:04pm | 14h 01m | 9:47pm | 4:21am |
| Fri 20 | 5:55am | 8:15pm | 14h 20m | 10:03pm | 4:08am |
| Mon 30 | 5:51am | 8:26pm | 14h 35m | 10:18pm | 3:59am |
Days lengthen by about 53 minutes over the month.
The Moon
- First QuarterSat 7, 9:34pm
- Full Moon SupermoonSat 14, 1:59pm
- Last QuarterSat 21, 10:27am
- New MoonSun 29, 2:27pm
Perigee 14 Nov (356,900 km) · Apogee 27 Nov (406,100 km)
The planets
Rise/set for mid-month at The Briars.
| Planet | In | Mag | Rise | Transit | Set | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Oph | −0.4 | 6:51am | 2:17pm | 9:44pm | Hidden |
| Venus | Vir | −4.6 | 4:02am | 10:13am | 4:25pm | Hidden |
| Mars | Leo | 1.1 | 2:54am | 8:23am | 1:52pm | Morning |
| Jupiter | Vir | −1.6 | 3:38am | 9:33am | 3:27pm | Morning |
| Saturn | Cnc | −0.0 | 1:06am | 6:03am | 11:00am | Morning |
| Uranus | Cnc | 5.5 | 1:01am | 5:54am | 10:47am | Morning |
| Neptune | Vir | 8.0 | 5:20am | 12:00pm | 6:40pm | Hidden |
Meteor showers
- Southern Taurids — peaks 5 November, radiant in Taurus (up to 5/hr). Sparse but rich in slow fireballs over a long, broad maximum. A 28% Moon washes out fainter meteors for part of the night.
- Leonids — peaks 17 November, radiant in Leo (up to 15/hr). Fast meteors; the radiant rises after midnight and is moderate from the south. A bright 86% Moon interferes badly this year.
The solar system — November 2122
Evening sky Morning sky Up much of the night Lost in the Sun’s glare
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Generated automatically from the MPAS sky engine on 9 September 2026.